Timeline of major Peak District events: Peak District National Park

Celebrating some milestones as part of our 70th anniversary - from the 1600s to 2021.

Peak District National Park
Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules

Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping

The Guardian

"Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) or other Protected Areas ... in National Parks are on average in worse condition than those elsewhere"

... plus 377 sewage releases from storm overflows within the boundaries of National Parks in England and Wales (2022).

WTF #UK

https://www.cnp.org.uk/health-check-report/

#EcosystemCollapse #UKNationalParks

Bluebells at Burrs Wood, just inside the boundary of #peakdistrict #uknationalparks #derbyshire

Just had the nod on a new work project for one of our National Park customers to enable their rangers to order and manage the repair and replacement of PROW fingerposts via a mobile app.

Enjoying the synchronicity with #FingerpostFriday

Part of me is wondering whether I can give a home to some of the old ones though...

#PublicRightsOfWay #UKNationalParks #SlowWays #Mosstodon

We're getting well into the time of the year when a lot of the paths on #Dartmoor become impassable quagmires, particularly those around it's honeypot locations and insta hotspots.

Here's something I wrote for the #DartmoorCollective website a little while ago on the physical impact social media and our own choices can have on access to the landscapes that we claim to love.

#Photography #Erosion #CountrysideAccess #UKNationalParks #NationalParls
#Weather

https://dartmoorcollective.org/featured-content/desire-lines/

Desire Lines – The Dartmoor Collective

I’m not intending to post too much work stuff on here, but this is one project I’m particularly proud of and which may be of interest to new followers who are interested in #Dartmoor, #Hiking, #UKNationalParks, #CountrysideManagement,
and #OutdoorAccess.

https://arcspeed.co.uk/prow-dartmoor

Surveying Dartmoor’s Rights of Way – Arcspeed Digital Solutions Ltd